Digital imaging for colour measurement in ecological research

Ecology Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 151-154

  Villafuerte, Rafael ^a   Negro, Juan José ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alectoris rufa; Colour; Digital camera; Digital imaging; Dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ALECTORIS RUFA;

EID: 0001341778     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.1998.00034.x     Document Type: Article

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